James Phipps 3/11/1789-11/2/1837
James Phipps (son of Benjamin) b. Mar. 11, 1789, Grayson Co., VA; d. 11/2/1837, Grayson Co., VA
(original spelling) Will Book 2, page 79, Independence, Va. C. Phipps, Dower
By Virtue of an order the Court of Grayson County July term 1838. We Hardin Cox, Wm. Witcher and Wm. Young proceeded to lay off and afsign to Catherine Phipps the Widow of James Phipps dec.d by metes & bounds her Dower in the lands of which her husband died seized in this County, being 70 acres by Survey as follows: towit: Beginning at a double white oak the Beginning corner of 30 acre Survey of 5.0 Phipps thence S.7 W.18 poles to a cherry tree by a road S.45 W.20 poles to a double spanish oak on the bank of a large Branch thence crofsing said Branch East 134 poles to a white oak Wm. Osburn's corner & with the line of Osburn's land S.2 E.14 poles to two white oaks, thence leaving of Osburn's line S.80 E. crofsing of a Branch 40 poles to a white oak in the line of John Barton of land thence iwth the lines of the same N.10 W.11 poles to a white oak thence N.35 W.131 poles to a Stake by a fence thence leaving of Bartons lines S.81.W. with a crofs fence 90 poles crofsing a Branch through a meadow to a fence on Wards line to a Stake thence with said line 513.W.51 poles to the beginning. Given under our hands this 16th day of August 1839.
Hardin Cox
Wm. Witcher
Wm. Young, D.S.